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Professor Ru-Yu Lai receives Taylor Career Development Award
Posted March 8, 2023
Assistant Professor Ru-Yu Lai has been selected for the CSE George Taylor Career Development Award.

UMTYMP Alumni Profile: Dr. Michael Barany
Posted March 6, 2023
Dr. Michael Barany is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Edinburgh. See how he says UMTYMP impacted him as a student and in his career journey.

Directed Reading Program fosters connection and community for mathematics students
Posted February 16, 2023
The Directed Reading Program at the School of Mathematics pairs undergraduate students with graduate student mentors to complete an independent reading project and cultivate community.

Professor William Leeb receives NSF CAREER Award for data processing research
Posted February 13, 2023
Assistant Professor William Leeb has received a NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Award for research into new mathematical methods for data processing.

Professor Douglas Arnold receives 2023 Peter Henrici prize
Posted February 10, 2023
McKnight Presidential Professor Douglas Arnold has been selected for the 2023 Peter Henrici Prize in recognition of his significant contributions to the field of numerical analysis.

MathCEP champions outreach with Saturday Morning Math enrichment activities
Posted December 20, 2022
The Mathematics Center for Educational Programs (MathCEP) is a leader in the School of Mathematics’ outreach activities, providing in-person programs for students in grades 5 - 7.

Principal Investigators of the Simons Collaboration on Localization of Waves win Fields Medal and Nobel Prize in 2022
Posted December 6, 2022
Hugo Duminil-Copin, Professor at the Université de Genève and IHÉS, and Alain Aspect, Professor at Institut d'Optique Graduate School, were awarded the Fields Medal and Nobel Prize in Physics.

Institute for Mathematics and its Applications hosts 2022 Field of Dreams conference
Posted November 30, 2022
Hosted by the Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), attendees convened for the Field of Dreams conference on November 4th and 5th, 2022. The annual conference for Math Alliance scholars and mentors introduces prospective graduate students to graduate programs in the mathematical sciences at Math Alliance schools as well as professional opportunities in these fields.

Prof. Jeff Calder and team awarded $1.2M NSF grant for deep learning research
Posted September 11, 2022
The research will tackle fundamental research questions in deep graph learning, with a particular emphasis on applications to 5G/NextG wireless networks and power (micro)grid systems.

Katherine Dowd receives Association for Women in Mathematics Service Award
Posted August 16, 2022
Dowd is being recognized for the “extraordinary professionalism, wisdom, and care” she bestowed upon the AWM as host of the 2022 AWM Research Symposium.